Europa League: Freiburg vs Lens – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League match between Freiburg and Lens. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

This Thursday, Freiburg will play host to Lens at the Europa-Park Stadion in the second leg of their Europa League knockout round play-off tie. The two teams go into the tie level at 0-0 on aggregate.

Form: Freiburg vs Lens

Freiburg Form

In their last three matches, Freiburg lost 3-0 against Borussia Dortmund, drew 0-0 with Lens, and shared the points in a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. The Breisgau Brazilians claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 14 and conceded five goals.

Lens Form

In their previous three outings, Lens won by 3-1 against Strasbourg and drew 0-0 with Freiburg, before also drawing 1-1 against Reims. The Blood and Gold are winless in their last six away games in the Europa League, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded eight goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Freiburg and Lens

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Freiburg and Lens played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Freiburg vs Lens

Betting markets: Freiburg vs Lens

Full-time result

The Europa-Park Stadion witnessed Freiburg winning four times in their last 10 matches there, whilst drawing four and losing two as well. Lens claimed three wins, four draws, and three defeats in their last 10 games away. The Blood and Gold didn’t lose any of their five most recent games.

Both teams to score

Freiburg scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Lens scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. The Blood and Gold managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Lens’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.

Suggested bet: Freiburg vs Lens

The match between Freiburg and Lens should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Europa League game.

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